- #1 Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 31,273 reviews2021
Dev: 二色幽紫蝶
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!
Why similar: Cooking 30.2%, Economy 15.8%, RPG 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Anime 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title combines restaurant management with exploration and social interactions, closely matching the gameplay loop of the seed game.
- #2 Coffee Talk
96% matchVery Positive95% of 12,156 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Story Rich 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the relaxing atmosphere and narrative-heavy cafe management style found in the seed game.
- #3 Pixel Cafe
96% matchVery Positive92% of 811 reviews2023
Dev: Baltoro Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into Pixel's shoes in this one-of-a-kind journey that bridges time, memories, and the aroma of fresh coffee. Dive deep into a city balancing its past and future. Engage in intense arcade challenges, immerse yourself in heartfelt stories, and navigate a world crafted in pixel art.
Why similar: Cooking 31.3%, Management 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Story Rich 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 9%
Why You'll Like It: A charming blend of time-management and visual novel storytelling that captures the same cozy cafe aesthetic.
- #4 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 37,969 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Anime 12.2%, Story Rich 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, character-driven experience centered around serving customers and listening to their stories in a cozy, intimate setting.
- #5 Midnight Ramen
94% matchVery Positive98% of 366 reviews2024
Dev: Cointinue Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Midnight Ramen, you play as the owner of a late-night ramen stand and his apprentice. You interact with your customers, listen to their troubles, and help them out whenever you can. But as the bowls of ramen are cooked and served, troubles are beginning to brew in your own life as well...
Why similar: Cooking 43.2%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Story Rich 11%, RPG 9.8%, Simulation 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the emotional connection between a cook and their patrons, emphasizing the cozy, late-night atmosphere.
- #6 A TAVERN FOR TEA
94% matchVery Positive92% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy tea-brewing adventure. Listen to your customers' worries and brew them the tea that they didn't know they needed.
Why similar: Cooking 30%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Anime 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This interactive fiction title focuses on the intimate service of tea and conversation, mirroring the cafe-management feel.
- #7 Hookah Haze
92% matchVery Positive93% of 1,294 reviews2024
Dev: ACQUIRE Corp.Pub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
It's the year 2xxx. The inexperienced Toru Sumiki lands a job managing Hookah Haze, a new hookah lounge on the outskirts of Akihabara, where they meet three eccentric girls. The story unfolds as the girls gradually open up to them, connecting through their fondness for hookah...
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Anime 11.3%, Cute 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that centers on managing a unique shop while building relationships with the characters who visit.
- #8 Cafeteria Nipponica
93% matchVery Positive88% of 154 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Find ingredients, make menus, and run your own restaurant in this sizzling sim!
Why similar: Cooking 41.7%, Management 17%, RPG 12.5%, Cute 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A management-focused game that allows you to build and run your own restaurant in a Japanese setting.
- #9 Kemono Teatime
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,328 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Lalala
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Relax in the world of Kemono Teatime, where animal ears are a normal part of everyday life. Here in Melodius, you can whip up whatever blends of tea you desire in your favorite cafe as you play through an adorable story. Come now and live out your bestest and cutest life—down to the last drop.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Cooking 18.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Cute 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that focuses on the emotional and cozy aspects of running a small establishment.
- #10 Marshmallow All the Way Home
91% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: MarmaladePub: Shiravune
Windows
Find friendship, love, and pastries in the most unexpected places in this cute visual novel about baking a home.
Why similar: Cooking 26.9%, Romance 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cute visual novel that incorporates cooking and slice-of-life elements in a relaxing setting.
- #11 Otaku's Adventure
90% matchVery Positive95% of 8,860 reviews2019
Dev: Spacelight Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Otaku's Adventure" is a different kind of AVG.The story tells of an Otaku who has been single for many years and thirst for love. While he inadvertently embarks on a fantastic journey, he eventually wins girls' love. The game combines storytelling with alternative TAKAGISM, and mini-games.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.4%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Romance 11.3%, RPG 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the otaku culture themes and humorous narrative style of the seed game.
- #12 Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,622 reviews2023
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Anime 12.1%, Story Rich 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A direct continuation of the cafe-management narrative style that defined the original game.
- #13 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,432 reviews2010
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!
Why similar: Anime 32.7%, RPG 25%, Management 19.7%, Cute 13.2%, Simulation 8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep economy and shop-management system that appeals to players who enjoy the business side of the seed game.
- #14 Some Some Convenience Store
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,104 reviews2020
Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A game about starting a relationship while working part-time at a convenience store
Why similar: Dating Sim 33.3%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Anime 9.5%, Story Rich 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines store management with a dating-sim narrative, making it a strong thematic match.
- #15 Coffee flavor of love 咖啡甜恋
87% matchVery Positive95% of 206 reviews2021
Dev: P.G.制作组Pub: 33ParadoX&igstore
Windows · Mac
Sweet love begins in the coffee shop. Office romances of coffee shop employees. This is a visual novel game with two endings.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.8%, Visual Novel 19.3%, RPG 14.6%, Anime 12%, Cute 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A casual adventure that emphasizes the romantic and social aspects of running a cafe.
- #16 Potion Permit
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,226 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.
Why similar: Dating Sim 36.4%, RPG 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Cute 12.7%, Simulation 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends cozy management with exploration and social bonding, creating a similar relaxing gameplay loop.
- #17 Cafe DReAMLAND
85% matchVery Positive93% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: めとこPub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
This is Cafe "DReAMLAND". Grant your "customers'" wishes by serving them drinks mixed with a hint of blasphemy! Cafe simulation x Exploration x Multiple endings Let your choices decide the final outcome.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.9%, Story Rich 16.2%, Cute 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Anime 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich adventure game that uses a cafe setting to drive its narrative and character interactions.
- #18 AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead ＆ Undressed
86% matchVery Positive85% of 3,392 reviews2015
Dev: ACQUIRE Corp.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 41.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In Tokyo’s popular ”Electric Town” district, Akihabara, vampires called “Synthisters” walk among us. You must identify and dispose of them the only way you know how – by engaging them in hand-to-hand combat in order to strip them of their clothes so their bodies melt away in the sunlight.
Why similar: Anime 43.9%, RPG 18.3%, Dating Sim 17.4%, Cute 9.3%, Visual Novel 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the specific otaku culture and exploration of Japanese city districts found in the seed game.
- #19 Kitchen Sync: Aloha!
84% matchVery Positive99% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: Lemonpepper Games
Windows · Mac
Kitchen Sync: Aloha! is a cozy, story-driven cooking RPG. As head chef of your family's restaurant in Hawaii, build a trusty team of chefs and dish up tasty Hawaiian food. Manage kitchens, build friendships, find romance, explore tropical venues, and discover the power of cooking together.
Why similar: Cooking 24%, Romance 14.8%, Management 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.5%, RPG 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features management and cozy exploration elements that align well with the seed game's mechanics.
- #20 Travellers Rest
84% matchVery Positive88% of 16,540 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
Why similar: Management 33.4%, Collectathon 30.1%, RPG 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Simulation 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A management simulation that tasks you with running a tavern, focusing on crafting and customer service.
- #21 Virtual Maid Streamer Ramie
83% matchVery Positive97% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: monimePub: iMel
Windows
The Vtuber who came out of the screen was actually a maid!? Featuring the virtual maid who just wants to cheer the protagonist up. Follow this fluffy adventure with a little spice, full of charming moments and a few tears along the way.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Visual Novel 19%, Anime 10.7%, Cute 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the maid-themed aesthetic and dating-sim mechanics found in the seed game.
- #22 The Picture of Café au lait
82% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: AstralSeal
Windows
The picture of café au lait is a visual novel game that makes the players feel immersed in story and character. They will experience the story in the game through the first-person perspective of the main character in the story named "Takagi".
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Romance 24.7%, Anime 14.2%, Story Rich 7.9%, Casual 7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual visual novel that centers on the romance and atmosphere of a cafe setting.
- #23 The Radiants
80% matchVery Positive86% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: Rose Arcana Games
Windows · Mac
The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.7%, Romance 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that emphasizes character-driven storytelling and romance in a fantasy-inspired setting.
- #24 Cloudpunk
78% matchVery Positive88% of 15,104 reviews2020
Dev: ION LANDS
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.4%, Exploration 20.4%, Story Rich 19.8%, RPG 19.5%
Why You'll Like It: While more sci-fi, it captures the feeling of exploring a dense, atmospheric city at your own pace.
- #25 Momoiro Closet
81% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Momoiro Closet is a visual novel exploring the unlikely romance of an average joe and the student council president. Experience the otaku mecca of Akihabara firsthand as you court your anime-obsessed cosplayer schoolmate, through either a tender love story or a passionate tale of lust.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.7%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Romance 18.2%, Anime 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, anime-styled visual novel that focuses on character relationships and slice-of-life moments.
- #26 Anime City
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 190 reviews2024
Dev: Shoujo City Developer
Windows · Mac
Anime City is a Japanese high school simulator, focused on anime culture and aesthetics. Study, join school clubs, and make friends.
Why similar: Cooking 16.5%, Dating Sim 16.4%, Romance 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Anime 10.5%
- #27 Amairo Chocolate 2
77% matchVery Positive99% of 336 reviews2023
Dev: Cabbage SoftPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 124.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Yunagicho, a town lined with Western-style homes. The previous autumn was when Yuzuki came to this town and met the animal eared girls and started working with them at Cafe Setaria.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.2%, Romance 19.5%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choices Matter 10%
- #28 Welcome to the Adventurer Inn!
79% matchMixed62% of 117 reviews2021
Dev: peperoncinoPub: Kagura Games
Windows
Having just opened an inn, you set out to create a comfortable environment to bring in tired adventurers looking for respite after their questing. Earn money, upgrade your inn, and befriend a diverse cast of characters!
Why similar: Management 36.3%, RPG 24.9%, Anime 20.4%, Simulation 12.4%, Casual 6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a management-heavy experience with RPG elements that mirror the progression systems in the seed game.
- #29 BM Love Cafe
76% matchVery Positive81% of 200 reviews2024
Dev: zzzgame
Windows
This is an 18+banned maid cafe simulation management game. The game controls the protagonist's movements through the directional keys on the keyboard or the left mouse button, and interacts with the scene through the space bar. You will play the role of a maid cafe manager, managing a cafe.
Why similar: Cooking 27%, Dating Sim 26.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Anime 8.7%
- #30 WitchSpring R
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,785 reviews2023
Dev: KIWIWALKS
Windows
Median: 21.1 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
WitchSpring R is a story-driven RPG combining elements of collecting, simulation, and battling. Experience the joy of training a young witch and accompany her on a grand adventure!
Why similar: Cute 25.4%, RPG 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Anime 13.5%, Exploration 11.3%
- #31 Yog-Sothoth’s Yard
73% matchVery Positive94% of 13,259 reviews2023
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage a hotel and hire employees including Death, a dragon, a Demon-Slayer, and a bioroid maid. Build your wealth through various means and refine your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles. Your choices will determine which employees become enamored with you.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.4%, Cooking 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, RPG 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #32 Cafe Maid - Hentai Edition
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: Sexy Hentai Games FactoryPub: Woop Media
Windows
Start your own sexy idle cafe, filling your staff with cute anime girls... and have fun with them in various sex scenes, all the while your business grows even while you are away.
Why similar: Cooking 31.7%, Dating Sim 25.7%, Management 18.8%, Anime 10%, Simulation 6.7%
- #33 One Iced Latte With Your Breast Milk, Please!
74% matchVery Positive85% of 256 reviews2025
Dev: azaly
Windows
Help the cute barista Moka-san and goth barista Karina-chan make Milk Milk Coffee the most popular place in Tokyo! Brew coffee in a cozy atmosphere, read guests’ wishes, win the hearts of critics and pretty girls! ☆
Why similar: Cooking 25.1%, Romance 21.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Dating Sim 10.6%, Economy 9.9%
- #34 Body Sushi
72% matchVery Positive96% of 142 reviews2026
Dev: AOTINA Technology Innovations Ltd.
Windows
Make sushi. With waifus.Create eye-catching, sexy sushi platters in this playful and sensual simulator.Run a sushi restaurant where the serving plate… is a person.Serve VIP guests, carefully arrange your dishes, and unlock new waifus in this unique body-plating experience.
Why similar: Cooking 20.4%, Collectathon 15.6%, Dating Sim 12.5%, Management 11.4%, Romance 9.6%
- #35 ~Be a maid in the Demon World~ The Secret Café of the Demon Angel Hero.
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 366 reviews2020
Dev: Kokutou Umeboshi
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The protagonist who Reincarnated to the Demon World became a black mascot, in order to restore his original appearance. Use the knowledge of the "different world" to transform the little devil's tavern into a maid cafe, and aim for the first maid cafe in the demon world!
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.6%, Management 16.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, RPG 9.5%
- #36 Soul Touch
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,149 reviews2025
Dev: URAYAHA
Windows
This is a simple love story set in a modern city, featuring me and three girls. The story takes place in the company where I work as a supervisor. Together with the three women, The game follows a linear narrative, with hundreds of video clips providing branching choices for the players.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31%, Dating Sim 28.2%, RPG 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Simulation 6.9%
- #37 Girls! Girls! Girls!?
72% matchVery Positive89% of 684 reviews2023
Dev: Myosuki
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Welcome to 'Girls! Girls! Girls!?' cafe, where charming cross-dressing "girls" navigate love, life, and laughter. As the new manager, make lasting decisions, explore intricate and explicit relationships with each character, and discover multiple endings in a story where every choice matters.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.6%, Romance 19%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #38 Sister's Curriculum
71% matchVery Positive98% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: WAZAZAK
Windows
The Story of Tutoring Top 1% Repeat Students Sisters
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Romance 14.1%, Simulation 11.6%, Anime 9.8%
- #39 OmOneko
71% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: TaleChaser
Windows · Mac · Linux
“A story about cat girls … with bite.” Nekos have evolved in the shadows of human society. Beautiful. Mysterious. Chaotic. And now, three of them live with you. Will you be able to get past the stigma and grow closer to them? OmOneko is a tale of cat and mouse... and rats.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Romance 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #40 Da Capo 3 R
74% matchVery Positive97% of 150 reviews2017
Dev: CircusPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 156.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Da Capo 3 R is a visual novel set in a secret magic school hidden beneath the city of London. This slice-of-life story will blossom into a tale of love, romance, and friendship as the students overcome the magic trials that await.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.6%, Romance 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #41 小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop
70% matchVery Positive94% of 10,240 reviews2021
Dev: 落叶岛项目组Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 42.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a hilarious and adorable e-commerce game in a magical world where humans and monsters are at war. Help a humble rabbit fairy expand her online store selling homegrown carrots. Uncover hidden secrets while growing the business and becoming a successful entrepreneur.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.9%, Romance 14%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Management 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #42 食用系少女 Food Girls
73% matchVery Positive95% of 452 reviews2019
Dev: SimonCreative
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
"If we don’t pass the upcoming evaluation in 3 months, the snack street will be sold off?!"A production of Simon Creative and Storia, Taiwanese cuisine personification visual novel!
Why similar: Dating Sim 19%, Romance 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Anime 10.1%, RPG 8.5%
- #43 Love, Elections, and Chocolate
69% matchVery Positive91% of 499 reviews2025
Dev: spritePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 57.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Love, Elections, and Chocolate is a romantic visual novel developed by the Japanese game studio Sprite. Upon its release in Japan, it garnered numerous awards for its exceptional art, captivating music, and well-crafted characters.
Why similar: Romance 28%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #44 Double Cheeseburger, Medium Fries
70% matchVery Positive97% of 310 reviews2023
Dev: Lunaris Aeterna
Windows
Work as Penelope on her day off! Complete mini-games to prepare the food for a wide variety of customers!
Why similar: Cooking 30.5%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Cute 8.4%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #45 Sakura MMO Extra
71% matchVery Positive84% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Winged Cloud
Windows · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 48.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Join Viola in this light-hearted yuri fantasy story set in the magical realm of Asaph, as she tackles her biggest challenge yet: working at a maid café.
Why similar: Romance 22.8%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Dating Sim 19.9%, Anime 12.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #46 Kamikaze Lassplanes
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Inky DreamsPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows
Fly and fall for powerful Lassplanes! Discover a hand-crafted anime VN with story-driven arcade shoot-'em-up gameplay. Take part in a romantic story with drama and comedic elements set in a steampunk Kingdom filled with magic and torn by a brutal war. Decide the fate of your country and heart.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Romance 15.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #47 Femboy Burgers
68% matchVery Positive90% of 227 reviews2023
Dev: Asephy
Windows
A management/ visual novel femboy game. Complete orders made by customers, and manage your expenses to survive, while also wooing femboys! Start a new job as a femboy serving burgers -among other things!
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.5%, Visual Novel 17.7%, RPG 13.2%, Anime 10.3%, Cute 7.8%
- #48 Kaiju Princess 2
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,976 reviews2024
Dev: PantyParrotPub: Mango Party
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Journey across the galaxy with a cute kaiju and her ravenous appetite as you collect ingredients to cook up the ultimate feast!
Why similar: Cooking 25.8%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Anime 16.4%, Simulation 10.6%, Cute 10.5%
- #49 我的高冷女友 MY COLD GIRLFRIEND
66% matchVery Positive84% of 274 reviews2025
Dev: SuiKa SoftPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
What's It Like to Have a Girlfriend with a Hidden Side? 💙A romantic comedy visual novel set in a modern campus, where a dare leads to an unexpected relationship with a cold beauty—and a sweet, chaotic cohabitation begins.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.2%, Romance 19.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Anime 10.6%, RPG 9.2%
- #50 Little Sim World
66% matchVery Positive82% of 671 reviews2025
Dev: .GRAVITY
Windows · Mac
Welcome to Little London! Little Sim World is a cosy 2D life sim set in the heart of a little city full of charm, dreams, and surprises. Design your perfect home, meet quirky locals, build your routine, and live life at your own pace. A gentle world, a fresh start, and a story only you can write!
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.5%, Choices Matter 15.1%, RPG 14.8%, Cute 10.8%, Simulation 8.9%
- #51 USAGIRI
70% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: Mikołaj Spychał
Windows · Linux
Become a patron of two fluffy bunny girls in this light and cute Visual Novel, romantic comedy mixed with science-fiction and fantasy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Romance 27.9%, Anime 19.4%, Cute 13.5%, 2D 5.3%
- #52 Mineko's Night Market
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 345 reviews2023
Dev: Meowza GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Mineko’s Night Market is a narrative-driven, social simulation adventure game that celebrates Japanese culture and invites players to craft whimsical items, eat delicious snacks, and ultimately enjoy all the cats.
Why similar: Cute 21.2%, Exploration 16.7%, Story Rich 16.2%, Simulation 15.8%, Anime 12%
- #53 Arcade Spirits
68% matchVery Positive92% of 622 reviews2019
Dev: Fiction Factory GamesPub: PQube
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Arcade Spirits is a romantic visual novel that follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never occurred. It's 20XX and you've just started a new job at the Funplex game arcade. Who will you meet along the way? Will you find the romance you're seeking?
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.5%, Romance 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #54 Call of Boba
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Tomatoast
Windows
A cozy pixel art adventure about saving a struggling Boba Tea shop. Brew up tasty drinks, battle enemies for inspiration, make friends with customers, and much much more, on your quest to serve up the best tea in town!
Why similar: Cooking 24.2%, Romance 16.5%, Management 15.7%, Cute 8.8%, RPG 8.6%
- #55 Yukiiro Sign
67% matchVery Positive88% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Wonder FoolPub: Shiravune
Windows
A story of three girls and one season in the snowy town of Minamiouse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Cute 9.8%, Dating Sim 9%
